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Unfortunately, BLM’s latest draft closely mirrors prior attempts that a federal court found illegal. The draft plan once again inadequately protects areas with high conservation and cultural values and prioritizes off-road vehicles over other uses.

During a trip to Alaska that included a visit to the North Slope, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals Joe Balash spoke this morning at a breakfast meeting in Anchorage and expressed the Trump administration’s desire to pursue an a

Late last night a U.S. District Court in California reversed the Interior Department’s suspension of the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane Waste Prevention Rule, noting that the agency failed to justify its decision to postpone core provisions of the rule.

The Bureau of Land Management quietly dismantled the lease parcel review process, silencing the public and making it easier for the Trump Administration and the Department of the Interior to hand over public lands to the oil and gas industries

Under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the Trump administration has pursued reckless and relentless efforts to put energy extraction above the protection of our public lands -- including national parks and monuments -- at the behest of industry and corp